# 6.12. Soundcard Information

This page displays information about any soundcards installed in the system.

| The exact information displayed is system-dependent. On some systems, soundcard information cannot be displayed yet.

On Linux, this information is read either from `/dev/sndstat`, if present, or from `/proc/sound`, which is only available if the `/proc` pseudo-filesystem is compiled into the (2.1.x or later) kernel.

The user cannot modify any settings on this page.

## 6.12.1. Section Authors

Matthias Hölzer `<hoelzer@kde.org>`, Helge Deller `<helge.deller@ruhruni-bochum.de>`, Duncan Haldane `<duncan@kde.org>`,and Michael McBride `<mmcbride@ematic.com>`